The dust has settled and we have oodles of leftovers from Easter brunch. We have baked beans, butter croissants, cupcakes and ham. This is a really simple quiche my dear mother has been making for as long and I can remember. Hers are way cuter than mine, she makes darling little individual quiches. She is the best hostess of all time.

Ham and Broccoli Quicherecipe from mom

1 recipe for single pie crust

4 eggs

1 cup milk

1/8 t pepper

1/4 t ground mustard

1 cup cubed cooked ham

1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

1 cup fresh broccoli, chopped small

2 T chopped onion

Preheat oven to 350. Make pie crust and place into pie plate. Add cheese, ham, onion and broccoli into crust and mix around evenly. In a separate bowl whisk milk, eggs, pepper and ground mustard. Pour egg mixture into pie shell and bake for 50 minutes. Allow to cool for 5 minutes before serving.

This is my favorite quiche recipe (even better than Julia’s!). It’s not too eggy, not too wet and very versatile. I’ve made it as is with broccoli and cheddar, added mushrooms, used Italian turkey sausage and smoked mozzarella and, tomorrow’s brunch version (it’s in the oven right now) with sautéed leeks, Gruyere and ham. Thank you so much for sharing this, Sammy! It is just delicious.